"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”
~ Elliot Erwitt

Pages

Thursday, December 1, 2011

World Bird Wednesday: Rainbow Lorikeet

On Sunday, we took another trip up to Mt Nebo so the girls could feed the birds at the tearooms we visited the week before. This week we were delighted to find even MORE Australian King Parrots (the girls counted over 16!!) and also over 20 Rainbow Lorikeets.

The Rainbow Lorikeet is unmistakable with its bright red beak and colourful plumage. Both sexes look alike, with a blue head and belly, green wings, tail and back, and an orange/yellow breast. They are often seen in loud and fast-moving flocks, or in communal roosts at dusk.

The Rainbow Lorikeet is most commonly found in coastal regions across northern and eastern Australia, living in a wide range of treed habitats including rainforest and woodlands, as well as in well-treed urban areas. It feeds on the flowers of shrubs or trees to harvest nectar and pollen, but also eats fruits, seeds and some insects.

The bird photography session was a great success. Bird feeding for the girls (and me), loads of images I was veryy happy with and some great detail of these colourful birds with great textures.

Oh they are so beautiful and the tree where they are is also very beautiful. I love parrots, my parents have one we got it when I was six years old. His name is Otto and he has living with us 35 years and before us he was 10 years in other family so we don't know how old he really is. He is Amazon parrot.

Amazing Liz. How is color like this possible? What a treat to experience the superb detail of your photographs. The blue feather pattern on the head, the red eye...I'm at a end for the proper words to express the wonder of it. Thank you for sharing!

About Me

My name is Liz and I live in Australia. Photography is my passion. I love to capture images of the wonder of nature, the beauty of the country I live in and further afield when I have had the opportunity to travel.
*
This blog is dedicated to the family God entrusted into my care, who bring such incredible joy to this journey called life.
*
FAITH, HOPE, LOVE... and the greatest of these is LOVE.
*
Feel free to browse my blog, read my Gratitude Journal and enjoy my photography.
All of my images are copyright and may not be used without permission. Digital images are for sale and I can be contacted via email: lizscottb@gmail.com